can't see computers?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

"Rick Donnellon" <rmdonnellon@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I have a linsys 802.11b/g wireless network for my home office. I have two
> almost identical laptops running on it. On one laptop everything works
fine
> I can see and access the workgroup and both laptops under "My Network
> Places\Entire network\Microsoft Windows Network". But on the other laptop
> when click on the workgroup "My Network Places\Entire network\Microsoft
> Windows Network\Rdmd", explorer kind of hangs up for a while and then
> displays the following message.
>
> "Rdmd is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network
> resource. etc, etc, etc"
>
> I can see the workgroup but not the computers under it, which the computer
> I'm on is one of them. I'm sure its just a setting I'm missing somewhere
on
> the one laptop but I can't find it. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Rick
>
> Not sure if this will help but hubby had same problem. He went to Network
Connections highlighted the main computer and the networked one, right
clicked and created a network bridge. Problem was solved.

HTH
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

Bingo!
I got to thinking, what's changed... I added Norton Internet suite over the
weekend. I turned off the firewall and Its working fine now. now I just have
to go back and figure out how to configure the firewall.

Thanks for the tip.
Rick
"mont4982" <mont4982@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Sounds like you have a firewall issue. you may to configure your firewall
to
> allow sharing. Zone Alarm, Norton and Mcafee full versions also have a
> firewall
>
> "Rick Donnellon" wrote:
>
> > I have a linsys 802.11b/g wireless network for my home office. I have
two
> > almost identical laptops running on it. On one laptop everything works
fine
> > I can see and access the workgroup and both laptops under "My Network
> > Places\Entire network\Microsoft Windows Network". But on the other
laptop
> > when click on the workgroup "My Network Places\Entire network\Microsoft
> > Windows Network\Rdmd", explorer kind of hangs up for a while and then
> > displays the following message.
> >
> > "Rdmd is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network
> > resource. etc, etc, etc"
> >
> > I can see the workgroup but not the computers under it, which the
computer
> > I'm on is one of them. I'm sure its just a setting I'm missing somewhere
on
> > the one laptop but I can't find it. Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Rick
> >
> >
> >
> >